Politics Seattle belatedly joins the harborfront parade Seattle's downtown waterfront, with angled piers and a long-blighting Viaduct. by stuartsilk / June 30, 2010
Politics How far will we sprawl? In Washington, no one knows Farm land and suburban-style development meet in Big Lake, Washington. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / January 12, 2011
Politics State board limits developers' ability to avoid water regulations Andrea McNamara Doyle chairs the state Pollution Control Hearings Board, which recently ruled on a case involving developers' rights. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / January 11, 2011
Politics Odd provision in state law severely undercuts growth management Railroad Avenue in Black Diamond: Opponents fear a major development will drastically change the area around the city. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / January 11, 2011
Culture In Venice, world architecture's grand show Passing through "Cloudscapes" by stuartsilk / September 5, 2010
Culture Duwamish River: Should the cleanup make fish safe to eat regularly? The Duwamish River runs through Seattle's largest concentration of industry and past some of the city's poorest neighborhoods. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / December 6, 2010
Politics New incentives would spur growth in Pioneer Square Example of Pioneer Square detailing by stuartsilk / November 21, 2010
Equity We need more gathering places in our urban neighborhoods The modern Northgate Library sits next to a community center. by stuartsilk / April 13, 2010
Politics The case for revivalist architecture in Pioneer Square Cadillac Hotel, sensitively restored after the Nisqually earthquake by stuartsilk / May 4, 2010
Politics Refinery chemical: Bellingham's safety at risk? Barbed wire surrounds the ConocoPhillips refinery near Ferndale, which uses a type of chemical regulated under both the Deparrtment of Homeland Security and the EPA. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / February 28, 2011